December 2016

Man leaves laptops in car, stolen by prowler

Seattle Police responded to a car prowling at the 8000 block of 15th Avenue N.W. on Dec. 6. The complainant told police that he parked his car in the secure parking garage of the building where he lives. He left two Dell work laptops in a bag on the front seat of his car. The next day he discovered his car window had been broken out, and the computers were gone. The complainant said there are security cameras in the garage and that he would talk to the building manager about recovering the footage.

Bicycle taken from secure parking garage

Seattle Police responded to a bike burglary at the 1500 block of N.W. 52nd Street on Nov. 24. The complainant told police that sometime during the night someone broke into the fenced off area in the covered parking lot of the apartment building where he lives. The stolen bicycle is a black 2011 Ridley, and the reported value lost is $1,500. There were no security cameras monitoring the garage.

By Peggy Sturdivant

At a holiday party a woman asked me where I get ideas for my columns. “Do people send you suggestions?” The short answer would be yes. I gave her the long version, which could be summarized to, “it varies every week.”

I told her about the next column I’d be writing. How I’d seen a door-sized drawing of a bird at Ballard Mailbox, and tracked down the artist to learn more about his work, which appeared to be on a chalkboard. The bird was signed Dozfy; Ballard Mailbox knew he lived next door. I told the woman that I’d found an email for the artist online and that we were going to meet.

A few nights later my husband went with me to meet the artist and his wife at Brimmer & Heeltap, the gastropub that opened on the hallowed ground of the former Le Gourmand. Its 27-year owner Bruce Naftaly had warned us that very morning, “You’ll find the layout disconcerting.” The layout wasn’t the only thing that was disconcerting. We were meeting people we’d never met, invited to join them while he did menu art.

By Amanda Knox

When Chris mentioned this great film we should watch called “Spring Breakers,” I made a face. The title brought to mind an easy, lewd, slap-stick romantic-comedy, like “Bridesmaids” or “Wedding Crashers” except, instead of a dirtied-up wedding, it’d be a cleaned-up episode of “Girls Gone Wild.” Not a bad genre of film, seeing as films like that seem to entertain a lot more people than they bore, and find reiteration year after year. But certainly not my piece of cake.

But seeing as Chris and I had been pleasantly surprised by the ingenious meta-comedy of “Dave and Tucker Vs. Evil” just last week, I decided to trust Chris and give “Spring Breakers” a shot. Sure enough, it was a film that followed four young hotties clad in candy-colored bikinis hell-bent on partying hard, playing rough, and letting loose on a criminal rampage. But while this log-line describes the kind of film I typically HATE, “Spring Breakers” is now one of my favorite films EVER.

Carrying on a tradition that is more than a decade old Nucor Steel rallied it's people and others to contribute nearly 4200 pounds of food and a check for $15,000 to the West Seattle Foodbank on Dec. 10.

A crew of volunteers was on hand to unload the trailer and accept the check. Stephanie Sanchez, Senior Accounting Clerk of Nucor Steel brought the money and delivered it to Executive Director Fran Yeatts.

The breakdown was:

Food donation from employees 4,180 lbs
Cash/check donations from employees, $2,306
Nucor Match at $2 per total employee donation $12,972
Additional Nucor contribution $872

Total amount: $16,150

If you would like to obtain some well considered financial advice, contact Sarah Cecil 206-938-6017.

Brought to you by Sarah Cecil Financial Advisor with Edwards Jones Investments.

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By Pat Cashman

A U.S. president named Donald? That’s a first.

History records no presidents Donald Washington, Don Lincoln or Donnie Roosevelt.

It is also worth noting that there have also been no presidents with the last names of Sutherland, Rickles or Duck.
Another fact: The first time President Trump signs a piece of legislation, he’ll be the first in eight years to do it right-handed. Not a fascinating fact. Just a fact.

In fact, in a further factual fact, not only is Barack Obama left-handed---but same with Bill Clinton and H.W. Bush before him. Gerald Ford was left-handed too. And perhaps left-footed.

Ronald Reagan was left-handed, but learned to write with his right---as did Harry Truman.
That all seems a bit odd---especially since perhaps only 10 percent of people in this country are left-handed---but more than half of recent presidents have been so.

Maybe it is because left-handers have to persevere more than the rest of us---and it translates into working harder to achieve. Or maybe left-handed presidential candidates put together stronger ad campaigns---who knows?

By Amanda Knox
 
When Chris mentioned this great film we should watch called “Spring Breakers,” I made a face. The title brought to mind an easy, lewd, slap-stick romantic-comedy, like “Bridesmaids” or “Wedding Crashers” except, instead of a dirtied-up wedding, it’d be a cleaned-up episode of “Girls Gone Wild.” Not a bad genre of film, seeing as films like that seem to entertain a lot more people than they bore, and find reiteration year after year. But certainly not my piece of cake.

Robbery at U-Haul

When an area resident visited his storage unit at U-Haul, located at 6343 35th Ave. S.W., to pay his bill on Fri., Nov. 4, he found smashed objects and a number of items missing. The man contacted an officer but was told it was too late to do anything, since there were no witnesses. There were no cameras, and no alarm sounded. He has since found out that four other units were also robbed and found a police officer willing to help file a report. He estimates that his losses exceed $1,000.

Pokemon Go game turns ugly

A Christmas poem by Carol Smith

Is incredibly awful where you would rate Wassel
Should those who make fruitcake do time
Are you for making unlawful out of town guests who waffle
On contributing for their board one thin dime

Rather than munch on turkey jerky’s old crunch
Like the kind Grandpa keeps in his pocket
Would you instead lunch on your intuition’s hunch
That it’s safer to stick your finger in a light socket

Is old King Cole lazy, is the Grinch far too crazy
Is Santa too wide in his girth
Is it your consensus that Good Old King Wenseslas
Is the least interesting man on this earth

Well if this is you, don’t think with Christmas you’re through
Just because Auld Lang Syne has been sung
For if stores as they do, keep pushing it earlier to you
Christmas may one day, never get over being done!